Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, warned employees who want to continue working remotely and don’t want to be back in the office three days a week, that that “is not going to work” and that if they do not agree they can leaveaccording to information released by Insider.
Amazon was one of the companies that benefited the most during the pandemic with the increase in online shopping. But it is also one of the most is struggling to bring its employees back to the officeafter establishing work from home.
Since May, Amazon has directed its employees to return to the office three days a week. However, thousands of workers signed a petition against the order and went on strike asking the retail giant for more flexibility with remote work.
According to a recording held by Insider, Jassy told a meeting with the workers: “The time for disagreeing and compromising is over.“and emphasized that “if they can’t commit…they probably won’t fit Amazon because we’re back in the office at least three days a week.”
The CEO’s speech is getting stronger and stronger, making it clear that his decision to return employees to the office was a “judgment call” and that employees who do not want to abide by the order can leave.
“It’s not right that all our teammates are there three days a week and people refuse to do it,” Jassy said.
Jeff Bezos’ successor has failed to assemble his staff and there is talk that could force a “voluntary resignation” employees who refuse to work in person.
The problem is not exclusive to Amazon, other companies like Meta and Zoomwhich also gained momentum with the confinement of the pandemic, today they are struggling to bring people to the buildings to work as a team, but apparently the staff has already gotten used to working in comfortable clothes, without having to travel, eating at home , take care of the family, among other benefits.
The problem is serious, because some surveys show that there are people considering quitting their current jobs if forced to leave remote work and are awaiting better proposals for flexibility.
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